Top 10 turnaround towns- Miami and Ft. Lauderdale top the list

Top 10 turnaround towns- Miami and Ft. Lauderdale top the list, and 8 of the Top Ten cities are in Florida. GO FLORIDA!!!

CNNMoney finally caught up on the news we have been confirming for the last 8 months. As they wrote in the latest market report : “Florida’s cities were some of the hardest hit by the housing bust, but now they are leading the charge back. Of Realtor.com’s top 10 turnaround towns, eight are in the Sunshine State.”

Not only that Florida has been making a remarkable and quick come-back, but certain segments of the market even show shortage of inventory.

Sunny Isles for example, shows a shortage in newer oceanfront condos that are priced below $800,000, which creates a strong seller’s market. The sellers are firm on their prices, yet, the appraised values for this specific area and product are at $550,000 median. As financing continues to be very restrictive for condominiums, with tight loan limits, these properties are only available to cash buyers.

Cash buyers are not required to have the property appraised, and as there is shortage in this category, they are purchasing at prices well above current market value determined by Dade County Appraiser.

This naturally raises a few concerns, and the most important question- where are we headed? And, when are the banks finally going to catch on and increase the limits on luxury condominiums, thus keeping the values in some control.

Now, that CNNMoney has caught up with the REAL reality, hopefully the banks will follow suit.